Here then are three samples of his work - the beautiful theme from the film in which he also starred alongside David Bowie, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983) and later became a hit single, Forbidden Colours, some themes for Bertolucci’s epic Chinese history feature, The Last Emperor, in which he also collaborated with David Byrne. Sakamoto was a founder of The Yellow Magic Orchestra, but here we concentrate on his piano and film score music, which not only has the power to move and stir emotions in inexpressible ways, but also plays with a whole variety of background sounds, such as water, instilling his work with a subconscious richness. Linking our last entry with not only the recently deceased director Bernardo Bertolucci and also David Bowie, some exquisite music by the great Japanese composer, pianist and actor.
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